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Ken Buck: “We say we cannot be silent not because we want war, but because we want to prevent it.”

On the recordMarch 12, 2019
We say we cannot be silent not because we want war, but because we want to prevent it.
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Ken Buck
Republican · Colorado

Editor's note · Context

Buck clarifies the intention behind military discussions is to avoid conflict, not to initiate it.

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